The Blue Jackets, in their search for a defenseman with even a modicum of offensive skill, are zeroing on the defense-rich Vancouver Canucks, who may be willing to part with tough blue-liner Kevin Bieksa....No deal is imminent, and it remains to be seen what the Blue Jackets would send toward Vancouver to swing the deal. But left winger Nikita Filatov is a definite possibility, sources told The Dispatch.

It does, but maybe not as much as we think. Everyone was pining for Gillis to unload Bieksa for pretty much anything, thankfully Gillis isn't an idiot.

Bieksa has always showed flashes of being a player that can be a difference maker. He's put some good seasons together before, and had some good playoff games. It all came together last year with him being partnered up with Hamhuis and Bieksa playing a smarter, more reserved game.

Nobody played well in the Finals, but it does say something that Bieksa was being mentioned along with Kesler for a Conn Smythe after his play through 3 rounds...

The Blue Jackets, in their search for a defenseman with even a modicum of offensive skill, are zeroing on the defense-rich Vancouver Canucks, who may be willing to part with tough blue-liner Kevin Bieksa....No deal is imminent, and it remains to be seen what the Blue Jackets would send toward Vancouver to swing the deal. But left winger Nikita Filatov is a definite possibility, sources told The Dispatch.